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Labour board says strike not illegal; Gov’t mediator named

OTTAWA -- The pickets will remain for now at CN terminals across the country after the Canada Industrial Relations Board refused to declare the 10-day strike illegal today.

QUESTION PERIOD: Kriska’s Mark Seymour lays it down

TORONTO -- As the newly elected chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), it falls to Kriska Holdings Ltd.'s Mark Seymour of Prescott, Ont. to carry the torch on speed limiters, EOBRS, incentives for green truck technology, and other high-profile campaigns.

Rural Canada economies evolving: Report

OTTAWA -- Technology, prices and demography are key forces driving the economy in Canada rural areas, a study by Stats Canada found.

Union shows cracks as back-to-work law prepared for rail strike

OTTAWA -- Canada Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn officially filed notice with Parliament that he would be introducing back-to-work legislation to end the 13-day strike by 2,800 CN workers.

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HOS rules should allow more flexibility: ATA study

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As special interest groups prepare yet another court challenge of the current American hours-of-service rules on the grounds they're too lax, the nation's top carrier group

Schneider honored for innovative driver sleep health program

WASHINGTON -- Schneider National's groundbreaking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) detection and treatment program for its drivers has been recognized by the National Sleep Foundation in Washington.

U.S. safety committee likes sound of speed limiter tune

WASHINGTON -- The Executive Board of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) voted unanimously to support a petition to require speed governors to be set at no more than 68 mph on trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds.

CVSA, insurer team up for online airbrake program

WASHINGTON -- The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, in association with Zurich Services and Interactive Driving Systems, has completed the development of an online airbrake training program to enhance commercial motor vehicle safety across North America.

e-training programs now offered via popular trucker

MARKHAM, Ont. -- A Canadian provider of online truck driver educational programs is offering its training suite to Truckdriver.com, a leading online driver recruitment site.

Union strife could railroad CN deal; Teamsters trying takeover

OTTAWA -- Former Canadian representatives of the United Transportation Union are trying to scuttle a tentative labor agreement with CN Rail by mounting a Teamsters takeover of the U.S.-based union.

The Departed: FMCSA has eye on lane safety systems

WASHINGTON -- U.S. federal trucking regulators are taking a keen interest in new lane departure warning technology as a way to mitigate the rate of off-road accidents and rollovers on North American highways.

Vote to officially end CN strike extended to April

OTTAWA -- The United Transportation Union, which represents about 2,800 CN workers who went on strike for two weeks last month, says the ratification vote on the tentative agreement it signed with the railway has been extended.

BREAKING NEWS: Anti-scab bill scrapped in Parliament

OTTAWA -- The House of Commons, under a Tory minority government, has defeated a controversial bill that would have banned replacement workers during strikes at federally regulated companies.

Skilled Search: Association launches transportation job site

VANCOUVER -- There are dozens of Canadian industries scrambling for skilled labor these days -- arguably none more than trucking and transportation in the West.